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McCarthy, Robert B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1975
An "inquiry school" is described here as one undergoing renewal by systematically inquiring into its behavior and purposes. Both teaching and administration are open to challenge. The writer discusses several factors critical to developing simultaneous challenge and trust among all segments of a school's population. (Editor)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
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Firestone, William A.; Wilson, Bruce L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Principals can improve their school's effectiveness by shaping the school's culture, and they play an important role in maintaining the content, symbols, and communication patterns in their schools. (MD)
Descriptors: Culture, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
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Carricato, Frank N. – NASSP Bulletin, 1973
Using the analogy of farming to illustrate the nurturance of a career education program, the author offers practical suggestions on necessary first steps in cultivating career education. (Editor)
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
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Bray, Allen F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
Teachers aware of education as an ecological concern in which organisms (the teacher and the learner) interact with each other and their environment (the learning situation) realize that education is not merely a matter of transmitting facts but also involves developing a consciousness of relationships, change, and potentials. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Role
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Carpenter, David L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1979
Instruction can be enhanced via counselor involvement in the classroom, which this article describes. (LD)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Counselor Role, Program Descriptions, Reading Programs
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Breunlin, Douglas C.; Mann, Barton J.; Kelly, Dennis; Cimmarusti, Rocco A.; Dunne, Linda; Lieber, Carol Miller – NASSP Bulletin, 2005
Although bringing a personalized learning environment to a small school is challenging in its own right, it is much easier than personalizing the environment of a large school. This article describes the interventions used in one suburban school with over 3,700 students to move the learning environment toward a more personalized climate. The…
Descriptors: High Schools, Small Schools, Educational Environment, Intervention
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Roney, Kathleen; Coleman, Howard; Schlichting, Kathleen A. – NASSP Bulletin, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between student reading achievement and the organizational health of five middle grades schools in North Carolina. The theoretical framework was based upon Hoy and Feldman's definition of organizational health, which links healthy school climates to improved learning environments and…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Instructional Leadership, Middle Schools, Reading Achievement
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Joselowsky, Francine – NASSP Bulletin, 2007
This article explores what it takes to develop systemic strategies and structures that engage youth as coconstructors of their learning environment and experience. It looks at efforts nationwide to engage young people in educational change endeavors, draws on lessons learned from a national high school reform initiative, and addresses some…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Youth, School Restructuring, Academic Achievement
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Bray, Allen E., III – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
The basic truth in testing is that it is diagnostic rather that definitive. Testing is but one of the many means for the determination of present conditions. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes
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Ellsworth, Randolph A.; Rickard, Cathy – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
Presents easy to use indicators for assessing the organizational health of a school. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
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Olthoff, Richard J.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
Describes the efforts of the administrative team at Minot (North Dakota) High School to improve school climate and solve discipline problems through humanizing education. (DS)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Problems, Humanization, Principals
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Campbell, Graham M.; Jansson, Lars C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1974
This article gives direct comparisons of various computer types-their costs and capabilities for school use. The authors discuss flexibilities, advantages, and disadvantages of an assortment of computer hardware. (Editor)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Costs, Educational Environment, Electronic Equipment
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Patton, John B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Author demonstrates the average citizen's need for a knowledge of geology and the other sciences from which it is derived if he is to influence conservation and efficient utilization of scarce natural resources. (Editor)
Descriptors: Education, Environment, Geology, Natural Resources
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Haas, Jim – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
Describes 20 ways in which secondary schools can enhance their learning climates, using time and effort in a more businesslike, productive way to increase orderliness and predictability; improve recognition of the value of time; emphasize excellence; and create a sense of purpose, openness, and optimism regarding learning and living. (Author/PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity
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Shortt, Thomas L.; Thayer, Yvonne V. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
High school block scheduling is in its earliest stages. Although time structures have changed, usage has not. Block schedules are threatened when curriculum standards and student mobility are ignored, courses are improperly sequenced, funding for increased personnel needs is inadequate, performing-arts instruction is not accommodated, and…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools, Principals
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